Third pov
Children were playing in the backyard of the orphanage . They were all energetic except Athena. She was sitting further from them , looking down at the necklace around her neck . It was the only thing she inherited from the person who deserted her on the orphanage doorstep when she was only three weeks old .She kept wondering why she was never loved. First it was her biological parents since they abandoned her. Then her adoptive families that had been returning her back to the orphanage. In her all eleven years of existence,she was always abandoned.
She wondered if she was cursed or had bad aroma . Even in the orphanage , no one wanted to play with her . They would claim that she was too rough , that she was like a ticking boom .
"EVERYONE LISTEN UP ...ALL ELEVEN YEAR OLDS GIRLS GO TO THE HEAD MISTRESSES 'S OFFICE..THERE IS A COUPLE THAT NEEDS A DAUGHTER " sister Ester informed
Four girls squealed and ran inside . Athena was also eleven but she didn't bother getting up from the grass . She couldn't bare another rejection.
Since Ester didn't notice athena,she went back to the office . She opened the door for the girls that were waiting for her outside the office . They all got very jubilant ..but that feeling popped when they laid their eyes on the adoptive couple.The man wasn't wearing any shirt, showing his inked skin. Every inch was inked with scary tattoos. Then the lady who also was in tattoos. She looked less scary compared to her partner but still scary
"Hello everyone " the lady greeted getting up from her seat.
In a flash, the girls ran out the door like they were running for their lives Their actions hurt the lady so much she couldn't hide her tears ."Mark..how am supposed to be a mother if children can't even stay in the same room as us huh??"she cried as he hugged her to console her.
"Maybe this was a bad idea my love.. we have went to all the orphanages in the city ..." He smoothly rubbed her back
"But I want to be a mother..I can't even have my own .." she sobbed even harder
"Um ....there might be another girl that you may want ...she might fit your..... family perfectly" Ester said clearing her throat
"No..no..no.. Athena is way too troublesome..we were almost sued because of that girl..so no..." Rebecca ,the head mistress said shaking her head
"But ..this could be her only chance of getting her a family that she would fit in right"Ester convinced
"No ..Ester.."
"Who is athena ?? If she one of the orphans ,I want to see her" the lady said pulling back from her partner to look at the head mistress
" Ma'am..that girl is way too troublesome. She had been returned a couple of times . She will only cause you trouble ..." She explained
"I will take a risk ...bring her in "
"Babe..??" Mark tried to change her mind
" I want a baby mark, this might be my only chance ..and maybe they just didn't know how to treat her .." she argued
Rebecca sighed and removed her glasses .
"You won't come back and insult us right??""Positive..I won't even bring her back "
Rebecca let out another long sigh and told Ester to go and get athena.Ester left."Are you sure about this Rosie..??" Mark asked
"I am dead serious .."
"I will support you babe.." he kissed her Hair
They sat in a comfortable silence.
The door opened , a little girl entered followed by Ester."Sorry I took so long , she didn't want to come .." she reported
"Athena , this is Mr and Mrs Branson, they are here to adopt you . " Rebecca said
"Good morning Mr and Mrs Branson..I am athena " she introduced
"I am Rosie and this is Mark ..." She was excited since she didn't run away like the other girls or cry.
Mark was shocked at Athena's expression. She looked calm
Rebecca gave them the Papers to sign . They signed
"Athena... please behave" Rebecca pleaded
" I always do head mistress.."
Ester scoffed at Athena's response.
Mark scooped athena in his arms as they went out the door ..she giggled
"You just made my Rosie happy.." he said "I can walk ... put me down." She giggled"Okay then your majesty...here you go " putting her down .
They left the orphanage with a very excited Rosie ..she didn't even take the front seat talking to her .The car stopped at a fancy but not big house .
" Welcome home sweetie...you are going to love it here ,it very peaceful" Rosie said RFThey got out of the car , athena just marveled at the house.
"You live here ? ""Yes honey...this is your new home " Rosie informed
They went inside the house . It was even beautiful that outside . They showed her around , from the kitchen , living room, the backyard ,the Flim room ,game room, the guest rooms , their bedroom and lastly her bedroom.
"And here is your bedroom ..." They open the door . It was all pink ,it was like a princess's bedroom.They were expecting a squeal but she just twisted her face in disgust." You don't like it ?? But its all pink ..I decorated it myself " Rosie panicked because she wanted everything to be perfect
"The room is well decorated and beautiful but the colour is what I hate ...I love red and hate pink " she clarified
"Phew...I almost had a heart attack, " she sighed out
" We will decorate it tomorrow..the three of us ...what do you say kiddo?" Mark asked
"Okay.."
They went back to the living room to get to know each other .
" So baby..tell us about your likes and dislikes. " Rosie said" Food , everything is okay . I just don't like lying and abuse " she answered
" Were you abused at the orphanage ??"
" Physical no....but emotionally , every chance they got."
" Nice necklace, it looks familiar but I can't remember where I have seen it " mark said
" Oh yeah , it is the only thing I inherited from the one that abandoned me " she looked at it
" Do you still remember your parents??"
" I wish ...head mistress said that I was left when I was just three three weeks old ...the orphanage is the only real home I know since other families never kept me for a longer time" she explained
"That will never happen with us ..you will me my baby girl ..."Rosie hugged her
"Group hug "
They made a group hug , sandwiching athena"Now ,let's go and great our own memories . Who wants to make homemade pizza with me ?"
Mark smiled at them"Me "
"Me"They ran to the kitchen.
Athena knew that she was going to love it there. She could feel that they love her and they were good people.ATHENA'S POVI was so exhilarated with my new family . They treated me with respect and in return I respected them . Never once in a month I had been with them had we argued .I love their craziness , it made them happy.I was thankful that I had found someone who would show and give me experience of being part of a loving family . I had even started calling Rosie mom..she was on cloud nine when I called her that. She thanked me non stop claiming that I have given her the experience of being a mom.As also called mark PAPI...being crazy as he was ,he picked me up and threw me In the air like I was a toddler.It was the best time of our lives but the greatest was when they announced that I would be starting school . Yes,at the orphanage ,we were schooled but it was the same as going to school , meeting new people .I was already dressed up ,ready for my first day at school ."BABY ,YOU DONT WANT TO BE LATE FOR YOUR FIRST
ATHENA'S POVI had walked all the way to the orphanage . My feet wear aching ,I was exhausted and dehydrated. When I arrived infront of the orphanage, what was left of my heart shattered . I thought I was gratis but I was totally wrong.I took a deep breath and clutched my only things I held the ones I love on to my chest and walked in since it was already open .I made my way straight to the head mistress's office. The children were giving me looks that made feel even more depressed. They were judging me without being verbal.I walked passed them and went to the office. I faltered at first but in the end ,I knocked at the door ." Come in "I pushed the door open and got in .I bowed my head trying to hide my tears"Oh God ...not again .""They ...they...." I couldn't hold my sobbing anymore ,I cried out ."Oh dear ... come here ." She opened her arms .I ran into her arms crying out loud ."
ATHENA'S povWas I really cursed as she had stated ?. Was I really not meant to be around people with love ?.It did make sense since I was never with a family more than six months . Either returning me back or being murdered . Rosie and mark were the only ones that showed me love but they were killed in cold blood .I could feel another wave of tears coming up . How was I to survive the streets ,?I was only eleven years old.*Now is not the time to cry girl, find shelter before dark*My subconscious mind remindedI looked back at the orphanage for the last before starting my journey to the unknownI kept walking .t he city wasn't far from here although it was too dangerous at night for females,because of rapists, gangsters,traffickers etc..but I had no choiceI kept walking till I reached a T-junction, the east led to the city while the west led to the mountains ....I took th
FIVE YEARS LATERATHENA 'S POVElla sat on the table infront of me .she was in her shorts and crop top .she was going out by the way she was dressed .she had gained a lot of weight in the passed years"And where are you going all dressed up .?" I asked"I am going out and you are coming with me ""Nop...I am busy " I honestly hated going out because it reminded me of memories of Rosie and mark" Oh come on Athena, you just turned 16.there is no need to act like your over 40, always concentrating of the heists.."Ella wouldn't stop bugging me,she had been pressuring me to go out ." Not interested""Okay,i will just go to the twins and tell them that you said you wanna join them on their science projects"she said innocentlyover the passed years , we built a crew of homeless kids. Those that needed our help, that's how we came across the twins.they love science so much.
THIRD POVHe gave her another hot slap .she could hear a little ringing inside her head .she shook her head."hah!what happened little 'tigress',you seemed to be strong a little ago" he mocked Athena earning a crazy chuckle from her"Stupid men and their pathetic ego ,you are all stupid. you disparage women every chance you get. You think women are frail and that's where you are wrong"she spitting blood on his face.Her made the man boil in anger,he punched her twice,..Athena regained her energy , kneeling the man in the balls,He got off her, groaning in pain but recovered quickly.They both stood up ready to fight each other,Athena attacked first receiving a kick that sent her flying back to the ground" You think you can fight me ? I am a very well trained man,while you are nothing but a street kid with no parents,no one to love"he laughed, kicked her again" let me guess they abando
ATHENA'S POV"WAKE UP "Someone yelled waking me up from my beautiful slumber.I woke up to see who the fuck disturbed my sleep . It was freezing in there . When I opened my eyes,I saw a guy with huge muscles.*talk about working out to be a giant* I mentally laughed"Since Cindy already told you of what to expect ,so I am going to let you choose even though I am sure you all are going for option B"Alex said smirkingWHAT THE FUCK" Actually,I would like option A,"I said giving him a challenging look,he dare think women are weaklings"Me too"Isabella and Stella said simultaneously"What? you think you can survive our training?you are totally stupid "the giant said" You did survive workouts abuse,so we will survive the training" I saidHe was beginning to get on my nerves"Why? you think we are frail ?giant!"Isabella said"Okay , okay, what about you three?" Alex said looking at th
3 MONTHS LATERTHIRD POVIt had been three months since what happened at Baikal lake.Stella and Isa had finished their training hence being officially the members of this gang .Athena was still yet to wake up. Her friends had been visiting her each passing day and narrated about what was she was missing.They really missed their friend.On tge other hand ,Ice had been restless...his only way of letting the stress out was working or brutal killing his victims . He never left his office unless it was time for a missions. In those 3 months he had never went to see AthenaSeating in his office discussing the next mission with Alex and other two men , the doors were pushed openLifting their heads to see who dared to disturb thier meeting,Isa was the one entering" I know I am sexy but that's not why I am here., Athena woke up , come on"Isa said leaving them to thier shock moment
ICE'S POVIt had been three weeks and Athena was still yet to wake up . No matter how much I remained cold towards everyone, deep down I was sad. I missed her challenging and talkative attitude. I just missed her voice.it took me longer to accept it .Whenever everyone went to sleep ,I would sneak in to her Ward and lock myself in just to be near her. I knew that there was not a slightest chance of being with her since I was 17 years older than her. I would say sweet things that on normal circumstances I wouldn't dare say. I would still kisses from time to time .But as morning neared ,I would sneak out and go straight to office. I did work papers to distract myself or made missions"Alex call both Stella and Isabella.." he nodded and left my office.leaving me to my own thoughts about the girl that had been occurring my mind .The door opened again and they walked in ."You called boss !!?" Stella said in a serious
ICE'S POVNever in my life did I ever think that there would ever be a time that I would have someone who would melt my heart like the feisty Tigress did. I could hide the fact that I was so much interested in her especially after we had had that wonderful moment. To tell the truth , after that day, I felt like I was slowly loosing my sanity.I could control hormones whenever I watched her in training or how she would beat her targets and killed them. I was always jealous and possessive whenever she went on missions because of what she would wear. Her outfit was really sexy that I didn't want anyone aside to see but never had courage to tell her that because damn that woman was a ticking bomb.My relationship with Athena had grown much stronger. She even moved to my bedroom. When she told me that she had good news for me , the first thing that came in my mind was that maybe she was pregnant but was a little disappointed when she sai
ATHENA'S POVSince I gave him my virginity, does that mean he understands how I feel about him? Yes I know that I might had been getting on his nerves but that was only because I wanted his attention.I wondered how he felt after having sex with me. Was it just one time or this will continue or was he going to say something. Honestly I was nervous as to how he was going to react after all that , what if he becames distant to me ? Another rejection?" What are thinking about ?" He said bringing me back from my thoughts" Nothing "" Why are you nervous Athena ?" Looking at me" What? Me? Nervous? You are out of your mind "" I have been observing you, I know when you are nervous "" You are just exaggerating Ice, I am fine "" If you are nervous about me leaving after this then forget that thought. I have claimed you as mine. Always had. "
THIRD POV As the bus moved , Ares could seat still. He kept moving around in the bus because he suspected there was something fishy. The smell in the bus was not good. So he was looking for anything that could be a clue . " so .. Do you know the assassin by the name TIGRESS ??" " yes.." " How do you know her ??" Frowning " Dah !!. Where else aside the news because she is trending right now" the drummer said " Have you seen her ??" " we wish we could ... "" I have seen her " the red head said. This picked Ares's interest . He could feel a lead coming. Taking out his note pat , he began writing them down . " well I can say , she must be beautiful under that musk " " have you met her ?? " " yes. " playing with his gutter Athena freezes in her hiding . she is thinking of kicking the lid and kill them all . The b
THIRD POVAthena escalated the cliff though her shoulder was still in pain . She didn't concentrate on her pain but getting on top . It wasn't easy at all for her but she was able to manage it . She was truely thankful for the tough training she had passed through before because an assassin .When she reached the top , she had rested for a little while . She looked back down to see that the police were there ." Bunch of nincompoops , they actually thought I was gonna wait around for for them to cuff and throw me in a cage like a dog .... Pussies "She said to herself before starting to run off . She didn't run back to the city but rather went to the direction of the Coppice.She knew that going back to the city would be like waking in a cave of staving tigers .she sprinted for shelter in the Woodlands . It was because she had seen that there were chopper flying around in the city and it wouldn't take much longer before they w
ARES 'S POV (agent)All my life , I always wanted to protect. To protect those who could protect themselves from the evil that was living amongst us . I always thought thought that I had took after my dad since he was an agent himself. But when I was sixteen, they told me that I wasn't their real child ,that they had adopted me from their friend, that didn't change mind.I was shocked when they told me that I was actually a twin, but they had never seen my twin sister since my birth mother had already abandoned her in one of the orphanages. They told me to never loose they spear necklace around my neck because one day it might reunite me with them .Dad was my role model ,my everything. He was the best dad a child could ever wish for . But that assassin called Tigress had killed him in cold blood. I hated her more than anything in the world . My promise to myself was that I would hurt her down till I had killed her.Sha
ATHENA'S POVThe last past weeks had been hell for me . I was kinda gloomy and miserable. Ever since what happened in Ice's office ,the wonderful romance and me ending it by killing his nuts, he had been total different.He had been ignoring me...it were as if he didn't want to acknowledge my existence. What hurt most was even if I had tried to say something, it was like I was never there. Most missions were given to me by Alex .It was obvious that my presence made him sick . I regretted ever doing what I had done . Seeing him ignore me made me realise that I wasn't ever going to find someone who might understand me .It became even more obvious when he had sent me off to Morroco to kill the vice president. It was indeed a death wish . I would be walking dead woman if I did it , but I had to do it . I needed to show him that whatever he might throw me in , could never break nor change me . Because I was the almighty Tigr
4 YEAR LATERTHIRD POVAs years passed , Athena had completed her training. She had quarreled with Ice first because he didn't want her to complete her training. But in the end she won the argument .As for the community, they trembled with fear when ever they heard that someone was killed. THE TIGERS,THE DEVIL,THE VIPER,THE COLLECTOR and THE CRAZY QUEEN were the most feared of all. No one knew the owners of those names but they were horrified of themThey were the world's top five wanted criminals.assassians that killed without messy."Seriously ,who would have thought?but there is a huge age gap,isn't that creepy?"Athena asked Stella ,they were in Stella's room . Stella was telling then about her wonderful moments with Alex" Age doesn't matter, besides I am 21""Yeah ,and he is what?40?"Isa laughed, Athena joined" CUT IT OUT,..ooh he fucked me really good, gotta admit , older men are more experienced tha
ATHENA'S POVI woke up from my horrible nightmare,I opened my eyes ,only to shut them again due to the blinding lightOpening the again,I looked around . Everything was white,I was on a bed with IVs inserted into my hands .I took them out and climbed down the bed , almost falling down . I hated feeling weak .Getting out of the room,I was expecting someone to stop me but there was no one along the way, which was a little strange ."Okay where are the bedrooms?" I asked myself as I kept walking on the hallways. I climbed the short stairs and walked where my feet would take me .I tried opening the door but they wouldn't open except oneI pushes the door open and got in. the owner of this room has good taste.The room was dark, everything was either black or grey. The king size bed was screaming my name,if only I could sleep on itI needed a goo
ICE'S POVIt had been three weeks and Athena was still yet to wake up . No matter how much I remained cold towards everyone, deep down I was sad. I missed her challenging and talkative attitude. I just missed her voice.it took me longer to accept it .Whenever everyone went to sleep ,I would sneak in to her Ward and lock myself in just to be near her. I knew that there was not a slightest chance of being with her since I was 17 years older than her. I would say sweet things that on normal circumstances I wouldn't dare say. I would still kisses from time to time .But as morning neared ,I would sneak out and go straight to office. I did work papers to distract myself or made missions"Alex call both Stella and Isabella.." he nodded and left my office.leaving me to my own thoughts about the girl that had been occurring my mind .The door opened again and they walked in ."You called boss !!?" Stella said in a serious